by mentalhealth | Feb 3, 2026 | events, Research
On Thursday 26th February in DCUSU, AMLÉ will host its second Student Mental Health Event Following on from the success of our last event in 2024, we are delighted to announce our second event later this month. We are very excited to invite you to be involved –...
by mentalhealth | Jan 19, 2026 | awareness days
Today is Blue Monday, supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Or is it? Actually, it’s completely fake – Psychologist Chris Arnall in 2004 was asked to come up with a ‘scientific formula’ for the January Blues in order to market...
by mentalhealth | Dec 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Christmas can be a tricky time for lots of reasons, and it can be hard to know where to turn for help when many regular services are closed over the festive period. We have put together a list of supports that are operational on a continual basis through the week of...
by mentalhealth | Nov 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Saturday 22nd November was International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. It is estimated that for every person who dies by suicide, approximately 135 people are directly impacted by that loss. In the most recent available statistics on suicide in Ireland (from 2022),...
by mentalhealth | Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Movember was started in 2003 when 30 men grew moustaches without shaving through the month of November to highlight men’s health issues. Why do we need to highlight men’s issues though? Because relative to other genders, men struggle with their health and...
by mentalhealth | Oct 29, 2025 | awareness days, events
AMLÉ were delighted to attend the recent event hosted by the National Suicide Research Foundation to mark World Mental Health Day. The event was held in Cork and is an annual seminar event. the day opened with an engaging keynote from Prof Barbara Dooley (lead...
by mentalhealth | Sep 26, 2025 | Research
Currently in Ireland we do not have good data on some things that impact hugely on the student experience. The most recent data we have on student drug use is from 2021, which means data was collected during lockdown and so might be impacted by that. The most recent...
by mentalhealth | Sep 10, 2025 | awareness days, campaigns, training
Wednesday 10th September 2025 is World Suicide Prevention Day. The aim of this day is to discourage people from attempting or completing suicide, and to encourage people to seek help if they are feeling suicidal. If you or someone you know is at risk of hurting...
by mentalhealth | Sep 8, 2025 | strategy
The student mental health and suicide prevention framework was first published in 2020, a result of a collective effort between stakeholders consisting of those working in higher education, those working in mental health, and student representatives. Two key elements...
by mentalhealth | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re a new student starting college for the first time, or a returning student, there are things that you can do now at the start of the year that can help your mental health now and for the rest of the year. If you are a new student, it might be that you...
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